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Andy McDonald vs Dave Doogan

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
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Photograph of Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Dave Doogan voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 614 shared comparable votes.

535 same votes 79 different votes 614 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
20 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 32 No
Tax 60% aligned 99 shared votes
65 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 5 No
Energy 65% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 71% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 82% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
49.3 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
786
1,594 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
54.2 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
360
45.8 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 648
Appearances
74
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
Contributions
121
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#1
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
119 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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